Legal Opinion
Getty Petroleum Corp. v. Bartco Petroleum Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 22, 1988No. Nos. 494-496, Dockets 87-7668, 87-7674 and 87-7770PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
The purposes underlying the Lanham Trademark Act of 1946 are to protect the public so it may buy a product bearing a particular trademark with confidence that it will get the product it wants and to protect the holder of the mark’s investment in time and money from its misappropriation by pirates and cheats. The defendants-appellants on this appeal violated the Lanham Act by infringing the “Getty” trademark “willfully, intentionally and with a callous and reckless disregard” for plaintiffs rights.
The question before us — one neither this court nor the Supreme Court…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Flagg Bros., Inc. v. BrooksSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Park 'N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park & Fly, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by56 opinions
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